[单项选择]The author believes that our knowledge of social systems is more secure than that of physical system because ______.
A. it is not based on personal experience
B. new discoveries are less likely to occur in social sciences
C. it is based on a fairly representative quantity of data
D. the records of social systems are more reliable

[单项选择]The author believes that our knowledge of social systems is more secure than that of physical systems because ______.
A. it is not based on personal experience
B. new discoveries are less likely to occur in social sciences
C. it is based on a fairly representative quantity of data
D. the records of social systems are more reliable

[单项选择]The author considers our understanding of dreaming someday ______.
A. imaginary
B. likely
C. suspicious
D. inevitable

[单项选择]According to the author, social psychology should help man to
A. preserve individual rights.
B. become healthier.
C. be aware of history.
D. improve material welfare.

[单项选择]According to the author, social and behavioral sciences are losing federal financial support chiefly because some people ______.

[单项选择]The author stresses that our natural abilities are ______.

[单项选择]To solve the present social problems the author suggests that we should______
A. resort to the production mode of our ancestors
B. offer higher wages to the workers and employees
C. enable man to fully develop his potentialities
D. take the fundamental realities for granted.

[单项选择]What's the author's attitude
A. Subjective.
B. Neutral.
C. Pessimistic.
D. Active.

[单项选择]The author's mother
A. deceased in 1934.
B. scoured closets.
C. cherished shoes.
D. saved mementos.

[单项选择]Our social behavior is ______.
A. more based on learned reactions than natural tendency
B. more inherently determined than early impressed
C. more spontaneous than inborn
D. more based on inherent than constitutional behavior

[单项选择]When the author says that we should intensify our efforts in nutrition education among our young people, he means that we should ______.
A. force young people to eat well-balanced meals
B. tell young people to eat liver , chicken, beef ,or veal
C. teach adolescents about nutrition in home economics class
D. try to change eating habits to get enough iron and other essential nutrients

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Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relation- ships. One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances. Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties. Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to cope with major life changes and daily hassles (困难). People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties. Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, reveal that the presence of social support helps people fend off (挡开) illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways. First, friends, relatives, and co-workers may let us know that they value us. Our self-respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and d
A. instrumental support
B. informational support
C. social companionship
D. the strengthening of self-respect